Taj Mahal

English

Etymology

From Hindustani ताज महल / تاج محل (tāj mahal, “crown of palaces”), from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic, corresponding to English taj + mahal.

Pronunciation

  • (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˌtɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/[1]
  • IPA(key): /ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl̪/, /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl/

The first pronunciation is hyperforeign, but most common.

Proper noun

the Taj Mahal

  2. A monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world.

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References

  1. ^ Pyles, Thomas (1972), “The Auditory Mass Media and U”, in Lawrence M. Davis, editor, Studies in linguistics in honor of Raven I. McDavid, Jr.‎[1], University, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 430.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ताज महल (tāj mahal), from Persian تاج محل (tâj mahal).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈhaw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈhal/, /ˈtaʒ ma.ˈal/

Proper noun

o Taj Mahal m

  1. Taj Mahal (a monument in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world)
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